In this series, we are going to look at some of the worst and most fattening fast food items and traditional meals in Europe. First stop – the Netherlands Frikandel (sounds a bit like freakin’ hell!) is a traditional Dutch snack that is very popular in Holland. This meat based snack is available from market…

It seems almost every other month a new meal replacement shake launches on the market. Recently I’ve even seen meal replacement shakes advertised on the TV for children by a well known UK chemist chain. It seems everyone is on the meal replacement shake bandwagon. I’ve tried several different meal replacement shakes myself, including the…

There is a theory that when we have cravings for certain types of foods, our body is actually telling us that it needs certain nutrients, and we can find those nutrients in healthier alternatives. For some people food cravings are so bad they are like an addiction, for other people they are a mild annoyance.…

Superfoods are becoming more popular as an additional supplement to help with weight loss, and there is a growing body of evidence that they work. Here is our list of the five most effective ones, in alphabetical order:

If you stand with your feet together, is there a space between your thighs? If so, you have a “thigh gap”. The ability to have a thigh gap does depend largely on genetics, but most men and women certainly could do with losing overall body fat, which when lost from the legs can create a…